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Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like Deathbound.
- $17.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Deathbound
- 24 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Deathbound also play
The closest matches to Deathbound: Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, Thymesia, The Surge, Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014, and Enotria: The Last Song. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Deathbound
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- 1Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
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- 79% of 1,099 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Trialforge Studio
- Price: $29.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 69% of 75 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Brazilian inspired dark fantasy setting stands out
- Character backstories enrich lore
- Faction alignments provide passive synergies
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Immersive
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deathbound at current Steam store prices.
Immortal: Unchained
Why this: Also Souls-like and Violent, like Deathbound.
Heretical
Why this: Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like Deathbound.
Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King
Why this: Shares parry based combat with Deathbound.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Deathbound, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Path of Exile
Why this: Also Dark Fantasy and Action RPG, like Deathbound.
Where Winds Meet
Why this: Also Souls-like and Action RPG, like Deathbound.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Why this: Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like Deathbound.
About Deathbound
The closest matches to Deathbound: Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, Thymesia, The Surge, Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014, and Enotria: The Last Song. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Deathbound is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, Thymesia and The Surge — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and immersive, and single out its character switching and environmental interaction. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Deathbound: Deathbound is a unique Soulslike. Build a party of four characters and instantly morph between them in and out of combat. Combine their abilities to pull off devastating attacks and slay those who stand before you.
Is Deathbound worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 69% of 75 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.6 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Brazilian inspired dark fantasy setting stands out
- Character backstories enrich lore
- Faction alignments provide passive synergies
- Morphstrike combined attacks add depth
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Finished this game at around 7 hours. The only interesting thing really was the mechanic with the 4 character you can swap mid combat. Makes for a unique combat experience atleast. The story and the characters were honestly boring and the…”
“It's a no from me currently. I like the game but having a auto rotate camera setting disabled and it still rotates not being fixed tells me they are disconnected with their game and fan base. Once you have settings in the game that…”
People who play it also play: Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, Thymesia, The Surge
Frequently asked about Deathbound
Can I run it?
Does Deathbound run on Steam Deck?
Deathbound is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Deathbound cost?
Deathbound is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Deathbound?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deathbound are Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, Thymesia, The Surge.
Who developed Deathbound?
Deathbound was developed by Trialforge Studio and published by Tate Multimedia.